Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Una Kimokeo-Goes and Jackson Miller
Location
Ford Hall: Marshall Theatre
Subject Area
Communication Arts/Rhetoric
Description
This showcase, presented by students on Linfield College’s intercollegiate forensics team, offers an opportunity for the Linfield community to see a Spanish-language debate, a persuasive speech, and a duo interpretation performance. These represent a few of the events team members compete in throughout the year.
The United States is now home to the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, and in recent years the Linfield Forensics team has expanded to include practices and competitions in Spanish. The Linfield team has had great competitive success so far in Spanish-language debate, with teams competing in regional and international competitions. The debate includes four speakers (April Alvarez, Mia Burnett, Melissa Garibay, and Diana Vazquez Duque) and concludes with a brief moderated discussion (in Spanish and English) with the audience. All are welcome to attend regardless of Spanish comprehension.
Kelsey Bruce competes in several individual speaking and interpretation events. Bruce presents a persuasive speech, “Preparing for Emergencies in Everyday Life.” Angela McKelvey and Emmaline Irvine compete in duo interpretation. They perform ”Monster Got a Hold on Me.”
Recommended Citation
Alvarez, April; Bruce, Kelsey; Burnett, Mia; Garibay, Melissa; Irvine, Emmaline; McKelvey, Angela; and Vazquez Duque, Diana, "Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase" (2019). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 75.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2019/all/75
Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase
Ford Hall: Marshall Theatre
This showcase, presented by students on Linfield College’s intercollegiate forensics team, offers an opportunity for the Linfield community to see a Spanish-language debate, a persuasive speech, and a duo interpretation performance. These represent a few of the events team members compete in throughout the year.
The United States is now home to the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, and in recent years the Linfield Forensics team has expanded to include practices and competitions in Spanish. The Linfield team has had great competitive success so far in Spanish-language debate, with teams competing in regional and international competitions. The debate includes four speakers (April Alvarez, Mia Burnett, Melissa Garibay, and Diana Vazquez Duque) and concludes with a brief moderated discussion (in Spanish and English) with the audience. All are welcome to attend regardless of Spanish comprehension.
Kelsey Bruce competes in several individual speaking and interpretation events. Bruce presents a persuasive speech, “Preparing for Emergencies in Everyday Life.” Angela McKelvey and Emmaline Irvine compete in duo interpretation. They perform ”Monster Got a Hold on Me.”
